Peter Balle's History of the Courtenays
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Henry French's transcription into Microsoft Word of Peter Balle's History of the Courtenays.
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Henry Courtenay his sonne was summoned by a writt dated 9 Octobr.Qu. Cott. Abr. Henry there printed wrong for Thomas called Earl of Devon, see Cotton p. 660. Dugdales su[m]mons 452 writt Henry also writt Tho: E. Devon in Parl. after battle of Towton feild fought on Palm Sunday A. D. 1461 29 Nov. 39 H. 6, Parlt. 1 E. 4 attained in november after for Henry whether son or brother could not be Earl of Devon before Tho: dead. but the yeare after when the howse of Lancaster was ouerthrowen, This Thomas was ou[er]whelmed & p[er]ished in the same storme of fortune att Touton field uppon Palme Sunday in a[nn]o 1 E. 4 & shortly after, Kinge Edward the fowerth made Clauss. 1 E. 4 m. 38 dorso a Proclamation against Kinge Henry the sixt, Henry duke of Exeter, Henry duke of Somersete, Thomas Earle of Deuonshire (the sonne) & others adherents to the sayed Kinge Henry the sixt in mannor of warre & rebellion & c. & comanded the Sheriffe of Devon & other Shires to arrest & withstand them & at the Parliament Rott. Parliamt. 1 E. 4 Ro. 17 the same yeare, there was an attainder by act of Parliament, of Thomas CourtenayCott. Abr. 670. 1 Ed. 4 no. 19, 20. Ibm. No. 20 John Courtenay.